Around 2:30 in the morning on Saturday, July 17th, Galesburg Police were dispatched to Yemm Chevrolet in reference to a theft in progress. The caller told dispatch subjects were drilling underneath vehicles at Yemm possibly stealing catalytic converters. Police arrived and the subjects ran. One subject identified as 23-year old Kendyll Johnson of Abingdon was apprehended after 40 or 50 yards and was taken into custody. The second subject, 24-year old Gage Ayers of Abingdon fled towards the Lowes parking lot and he was quickly apprehended by officers. Police discovered numerous burglary tools underneath vehicles on the Yemm lot. Ayers and Johnson admitted to police they were attempting to steal catalytic converters off Ford trucks and they were dropped off at the dealership by a third male subject. Johnson and Ayers were each arrested for State charges of resisting arrest, Criminal Damage to Property over $500, Possession of Burglary Tools, and Unlawful Possession of Motor Vehicle Parts. Johnson was arrested on a slew of charges back in February for stealing truck parts from Advance Auto Parts in Galesburg and leading Abingdon Police on a brief pursuit after re-painting his pickup truck.
